Homelessness and substance abuse commanded the attention of both politicians and the
general public in the 1980s. Although this concern proved to be short-lived, these social …

The Effectiveness of Social Interventions for Homeless Substance Abusers helps substance
abuse treatment providers develop and evaluate more responsive treatment models for …

This paper reviews the main treatment effects observed in the New Orleans Homeless
Substance Abusers Project and then analyzes and discusses factors that appear to interact …

BACKGROUND The McKinney Act of 1987 and its subsequent amendments provided
funding for two NIAAA/NIDA research demonstration programs. The first program, the …

In substance abuse treatment, a gap exists between scientific research and clinical practice
that is not common to other fields of medicine. This gap between research and practice is a …

Substance abuse is a frequent and complicating feature of homelessness. Barriers to
service access have prevented homeless individuals from receiving substance abuse care …

In a national evaluation, we assessed the implementation and outcomes of a multisite
demonstration program for homeless persons with alcohol and other drug problems. We …

The Homeless I Project represents the successful linking of practice and science in the
development, delivery, and evaluation of innovative interventions for substance abuse and …

Clinicians who work with homeless people with substance related disorders are aware of
the critical need to provide appropriate, accessible, and effective treatment for individuals …

Although homeless alcoholics and other drug abusers more often elicit public scorn than
sympathy, ironically they enjoy a celebrity status as research subjects. This article provides …